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Thu, Nov 19 2009
Fate and Exposure of Brominated Flame Retardants
Susan Klosterhaus chaired a session on Fate and Exposure of Brominated Flame Retardants at SETAC in New Orleans on Nov 19th.
Mon, Nov 16 2009
SPECIAL REPORT: Deadly Chemical Banned In Clothes Now Turning Up In Furniture, SF Bay
Susan Klosterhaus was inter viewed by Heather Holmes, for a segment on KTVU FOX news titled:
SPECIAL REPORT: Deadly Chemical Banned In Clothes Now Turning Up In Furniture, SF Bay. November 16, 2009.
Thu, Oct 22 2009
Dry Creek Reconnaissance: insights on sediment delivery to the Alameda Creek flood control channel
Sarah Pearce, Bigelow, P., and Lester McKee presented Dry Creek Reconnaissance: insights on sediment delivery to the Alameda Creek flood control channelto the Alameda Creek Watershed Council Forum on Oct 22 at the Zone 7 Water District offices in Livermore.
Thu, Oct 8 2009
Contaminants in Fish from California Lakes and Reservoirs
Jay Davis, and RMP staff hosted a SWAMP Webinar titled Contaminants in Fish from California Lakes and Reservoirs, October 8, 2009.
Mon, Oct 5 2009
It's clear: The Bay isn't as murky.
After more than a century of being murky from enough Gold Rush-era mining sediment to fill 60 Superdomes, researchers say, the Bay suddenly crossed a profound threshold 10 years ago and became much clearer.
Mon, Oct 5 2009
SF Bay's slide in mud worries scientists
Millions of tons of sand and clay that Gold Rush miners scoured from the Sierra Nevada have finally flushed out to sea after more than a century in San Francisco Bay, according to the San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Thu, Oct 1 2009
Susan Klosterhaus was quoted for the October 2009 Estuary Newsletter by SFEP. The article is located on the front page
Fri, Sep 25 2009
AA AS Pacific Division - San Francisco Bay: The Coming Flood ?
Jay Davis was quoted in Science September 25, 20 09, in an article titled AA AS Pacific Division - San Francisco Bay: The Coming Flood ? Vol. 325. no. 5948, pp. 1637 - 1640 DOI: 10.1126/science.325 _1637 A AAS News and Notes.
Fri, May 1 - Sun, May 31 2009
SWAMP Bioaccumulation Monitoring Lakes and Survey Report
"There is definitely a concern,” said Jay Davis, a senior scientist with the San Francisco Estuary Institute, which did the study for the California Water Resource Control Board. “We don’t want to send the message that people shouldn’t eat fish or be fishing.
Fri, Apr 10 2009
Find yourself a safer place to swim or fish in the Bay Area
Another example of a web dashboard built using R comes from John Oram, a scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute. SFEI collects and monitors environmental data from the waters and wetlands of the Bay Area.
Sun, Mar 1 - Fri, May 1 2009
Mercury Rising. Is restoring wetlands bad for health?
Mercury, to put it plainly, is bad stuff. In people, it causes exhaustion, headaches, memory loss, even brain damage; in birds it appears to have similar nervous system impacts and can harm their eggs; in the environment, there’s almost no way to get rid of it.
Wed, Oct 15 2008
Small Fish "Tracers" Detect Bay Mercury Threats
In collaboration with the San Francisco Estuary Institute, UC Davis researchers have made headway in understanding the sources of toxic mercury in the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Tue, Sep 2 2008
Where to Find Clean Sport Fish in California
The State Water Resources Control Board has released a new big report showing results of tests on wild fish all over California.
Fri, May 25 2007
KQED QUEST - San Francisco Bay Invaders
Andy Cohen was interviewed by KQED Quest.